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Crime
Former local unemployment worker previously convicted of identity theft, indicted on pandemic benefit fraud
BOSTON – A married couple was indicted last week by a federal grand jury in Boston on fraud charges arising…
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Economy
Fitch Ratings: Mass. jobless picture worse than it appears
By Colin A. Young There is more to the Massachusetts labor market than meets the eye, analysts at Fitch Ratings…
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Community
Group alleges immigrants improperly denied unemployment benefits
Chris Lisinski Hundreds of Massachusetts immigrants who legally qualify for unemployment benefits have been improperly blocked from the aid, a…
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Community
Automotive group with several dealerships in Dartmouth to pay $1 million in unemployment benefit scheme
BOSTON – Colonial Automotive Group, Inc. (Colonial) has agreed to pay $1 million in penalties to settle claims that it…
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Community leaders respond to President Trump signing COVID-19 stimulus bill and government funding
BOSTON – Eva Millona, CEO and President of the Massachusetts Immigration & Refugee Advocacy Coalition, today issued the following statement…
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Community
Biden attacks president on COVID-19 relief, Trump reiterates call for $2,000 payments as unemployment expires
President-elect Joe Biden blasted President Donald Trump Saturday, hours before unemployment aid expired on Sunday. Biden issued a statement saying…
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Republicans shoot down $2,000 COVID-19 payments, Democrats nix change in foreign payments
It appears that both the Republicans and Democrats in the House of Representatives can agree to disagree. Both House Leaders…
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Community
President Trump threatens not to sign COVID-19 relief bill saying it is a “disgrace”
The COVID-19 relief package may not be signed by President Trump due to the way the bill is structured. In…
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Senate reaches deal on over $900 billion dollar new COVID-19 relief package with relief checks, unemployment
Senate leaders announced today that they have reached agreement on a COVID-19 relief package of nearly $1 trillion. Senate minority…
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Crime
Massachusetts unemployment worker previously convicted of identity theft, charged with pandemic benefit fraud
BOSTON – A married couple was arrested Thursday in Texas on federal fraud charges arising from their claims for Pandemic…
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